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Human Body Vocabulary

Organs and body-system words from heart to skeleton for word games and review.

  • 🎓 Grades 4–5
  • 🧪 Science
  • 📐 4-LS1-1
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  1. heart

    Muscle that pumps blood through the body

  2. lungs

    Organs that take in oxygen when you breathe

  3. brain

    Organ that controls the body and lets you think

  4. stomach

    Organ that churns and breaks down food

  5. skeleton

    All the bones of the body together

  6. skull

    Bones that protect the brain

  7. muscle

    Body tissue that pulls on bones to move them

  8. spine

    Column of bones down the middle of your back

  9. ribs

    Curved bones that protect the heart and lungs

  10. esophagus

    Tube that carries food to the stomach

  11. trachea

    Windpipe that carries air to the lungs

  12. intestines

    Long tubes where food is digested and absorbed

  13. kidneys

    Organs that clean waste out of the blood

  14. nerves

    Fibers that carry messages to and from the brain

  15. arteries

    Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart

  16. veins

    Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart

  17. joint

    Place where two bones meet, like the knee

  18. tendon

    Tough band that connects a muscle to a bone

  19. diaphragm

    Muscle under the lungs that helps you breathe

  20. organ

    Body part that does a special job

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